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13/07/2018

Repatriation of 86 FC Platoons and the release of highly trained 500 police officials

Federal Caretaker Minister for Interior Muhammad Azam Khan has ordered the repatriation of 86 FC platoons for relocation and onward deployment by the Caretaker administration of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the province. The federal caretaker Minister for Interior Muhammad Azam Khan also ordered the release of highly trained 500 police officials for onward deployment in the Kp province. This was officially communicated to the Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Justice (R ) Dost Muhammad Khan here today. The Caretaker Chief Minister thanked the caretaker federal Minister Muhammad Azam Khan for ordering the repatriation of 86 FC Platoons. The provision of 3338 FC personnel and another 500 trained police Jawans from AJK will boost security situation in the province which would be relocated in sensitive polling stations throughout the province, Dost Muhammad Khan added. He appreciated the prompt response of the Caretaker Federal for Interior for sensitizing Frontier Constabulary and Police Jawans of AJK to be relocated in the sensitive polling stations of different districts province in view of the growing security concerns which the Caretaker Chief Minister added, he himself observed and the needs and requirements of the province communicated to the Federal government. He said the personnel efforts of caretaker Interior Minister Muhammad Azam Khan will supplement the caretaker government’s efforts for improved security shield in the province. Dost Muhammad said his government was committed to enhanced security cover in the wake of growing security concerns in the province. His government would provide additional security personnel to contesting candidates and leadership of political forces in order to ensure equal playing field to all political parties in the upcoming general elections. His government stands committed to the peaceful, transparent and free elections in the province. Security will never be compromised and an enabling environment would be provided to the people to exercise their free choice in favor of their candidates in the elections, he concluded.